LVMPD gives update about suspect in homicide at Sunset Park (Blake Apgar)
Update from LVMPD on Sunset Park homicide. Releasing suspect’s name (Blake Apgar)
Police give details about Sunset Park homicide on Sunday, April 15, 2018. (Blake Apgar)
Parents of autistic child talk about their experience waiting for care. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Donald Trump Calls Out
James Comey After Book
Details Emerge The President took to Twitter to criticize the former FBI director as information emerges from Comey’s new book, ‘A Higher Loyalty’. According to ‘The New York Times’, Comey describes Trump in the book as “unethical, and untethered to truth and institutional values.” James Comey, A Higher Loyalty, via The New York Times A Higher Loyalty hits stores on April 17.
Betters lined up to place their bets on the basketball games of the NCAA Tournament at the Westgate sports book Thursday, March 15, 2018. Former NBA player Darrell Griffith hosted the watch party. Superbook director Jay Kornegay said the big crowds were expected and he is ready to handle all the bets. K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Thursday’s headlines: Students in Las Vegas area walkout to protest gun violence; Donor to pull $14M donation from UNLV after president says he will leave; Toys R Us to close or sell all of its US stores (Madelyn Reese/ Las Vegas Review-Journal)
No one was injured Thursday morning after a taxi caught fire in the central valley.
The fire was reported at 3:50 a.m. on Paradise Road near Desert Inn, according to Metro’s traffic site.
Clark County School District police Captain Ken Young discusses different training students, staff and law enforcement undergo to help keep students safe in the event of an emergency. (Meghin Delaney/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A first-grade teacher at Cunningham Elementary School was arrested on a child abuse charge. Police say the teacher grabbed a 6-year-old boy.
A local mom says four middle school students were pepper-sprayed near a school bus stop in the southwest valley. She says a car pulled up next to the kids and then sped off.
A man has pleaded guilty after he punched a father of five in downtown Las Vegas. The victim died four days later.
Billboard’s annual Latin Music Week is moving to Las Vegas for the first time. It will take place April 23-26 at The Venetian. The show was previously held in Miami.
A Las Vegas police lieutenant and three others have been indicted in an elder abuse case. James Melton faces 14 felony counts.
A Clark County school bus was in a head-on crash in Moapa Valley Wednesday. No children were on board.
A Las Vegas police officer has pleaded not guilty to dozens of sexual assault and kidnapping charges involving a child.
Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is running for Senate in Utah.
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield is moving into Boulevard Mall this summer. It’s expected to staff 850 people.
The art installation Seven Magic Mountains was supposed to stay here through May. It will now remain through 2018, and possibly after that.
According to Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, Nikolas Cruz posted disturbing images on YouTube video comments and Cruz used one AR-15 style firearm and multiple magazines. The massacre is now one of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in modern U.S. history.
Road crews started closing down 4th Street in downtown Las Vegas early Monday morning in preparation for the Martin Luther King Day parade. (Max Michor/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jan. 2, 2018 – Jan. 31.: Claim forms to be completed and submitted to the fund administrators along with required documentation.
Feb. 1 – Feb. 26, 2018: All telephonic meetings requested with the fund administrators completed.
March 1, 2018: All claims to be reviewed by the fund administrators and recommendations for payments to eligible claimants submitted to the LVVF committee.
March 5, 2018: Distribution of payments to approved eligible claimants begins on a rolling basis.
Friday’s headlines: Pedestrian killed in crash on I-15 near Las Vegas Strip; lanes blocked, CCSD board OKs budget after months of dealing with $60M deficit, Steve Wynn ‘warehousing’ former Alon site in $336M purchase
An artist in Ohio has drawn portraits of the 58 victims of the Las Vegas shooting. Ron Moore Jr. flew to Nevada Monday to hand-deliver the last three portraits, including one of Metropolitan Police Department officer Charleston Hartfield. Over 25 days, Moore dedicated nearly 175 hours to drawing portraits of the victims. Moore was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2004. He prayed that if God would give him the ability to draw again, he would use his talent to bless others. Moore also surprised Las Vegas police with a painting of an eagle. The painting and Hartfield’s portrait will remain on display inside the Las Vegas police headquarters’ main lobby.
7 cases of Legionnaires’ disease are now tied to Las Vegas’ Rio hotel. 29 more cases are suspected. In addition, there have been 56 suspected cases of Pontiac fever at the hotel. The outbreak was first reported in June. The hotel’s water system continues to be cleaned and tested. Legionnaires’ spreads when water droplets in the air containing the Legionella bacteria are inhaled. Prompt treatment with antibiotics usually cures Legionnaires’, but left untreated it can be fatal.
The Oakland Raiders reached out to first responders from the Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas, flew about 30 of them to the game against the Chargers, gave them VIP field access and seats, and had owner Mark Davis meet with them.
Highlights from Basic High School’s homecoming game against Canyon Springs. After the game, a fight broke out on the field. CCSD police used pepper spray on several of the players. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nevada Department of Wildlife officials are considering a ban or restrictions of commercial reptile collecting in the state. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police are searching for seven people involved in a violent robbery near the Strip.
Two men were robbed and beaten on Aug. 25 at a shopping center.
Police say a woman stole property from one of the men, sparking an argument between the pair, another woman and five other men.
As the two men walked away, the group followed, attacking and robbing them again, police said.
Surveillance footage shows six of seven suspects.
Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
A man fell to death after a standoff atop a 10-story Las Vegas apartment building.
Police negotiated with the man for several hours Thursday.
At one point they gave the man water.
Police planned to wait him out, hoping the sun would wear him out and he would come down safely.
During the incident, police closed Flamingo Road between Cambridge Street and Maryland Parkway.
Woman arrested in death of actor, CCSD continues to make budget cuts, tempers flare at Stadium Authority meeting
Ultra, low-cost carriers such as Spirit, Frontier and Allegiant are becoming popular with travelers due to their low prices on tickets and other services. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rest easy, Nevada. Lake Mead is safe from a shortage this year, and is on track to avoid another shortage in 2019. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)